Domestic Adoptions News for 10/18/2008



Muslim converts 'not Islamic enough' for their adopted son to have a brother (Times Online)
When Robert and Jo Garofalo decided that they wanted to adopt a child in Morocco they knew that it would not be easy. Although the law in the Muslim state had been changed to allow foreign adoptions, the couple were required to convert to Islam first...

Laguna Seca racers to promote pet adoptions at Monterey County SPCA today (The Salinas Californian)
The SPCA for Monterey County is partnering with MAZDASPEED at the 2008 Monterey Sports Car Championships to promote pet adoptions...

English Catholic adoption agency defies bishop's order on same-sex . - Catholic Culture

English Catholic adoption agency defies bishop's order on same-sex .
Catholic Culture - Oct 15, 2008
A Catholic adoption agency in England has defied the local bishop's directive, and announced that it will comply with new government regulations requiring .
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fewer foreign children adopted
"the pendulum has shifted," says joan jaeger of the cradle, an illinois agency. its home studies for domestic adoptions rose from 90 to 109 while those for international adoptions fell from 95 to 70. domestic adoptions: those hoping to ...

Domestic Adoptions Part 2
As I sit and think about why domestic adoptions are viewed the way it is I feel it is in large part due to the media. You may not realize that less than 1% of all domestic adoptions fail. That is such a small statistic and yet people ...

Sexual preference is irrelevant in adoptions - Sun-Sentinel.com

Sexual preference is irrelevant in adoptions
Sun-Sentinel.com, FL - Oct 17, 2008
I am not sure the writer of the letter, "Gay adoption ban moral must," realizes that in his argument against homosexual adoption, he actually provides the .
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Scourge of HIV/Aids hits adoptions - Times of India

Scourge of HIV/Aids hits adoptions
Times of India, India - Oct 12, 2008
HYDERABAD: In what is certainly bad news, adoptions have reduced drastically in the city with 60 per cent of the abandoned children turning out to be human .
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Need A New Pal? Pet Adoptions Going On In Downtown Tampa (The Tampa Tribune)
Puppies, kittens, dogs and cats are available for adoption until 2 p.m. today in downtown Tampa's Lykes Gaslight Square Park...

In Hard Times for Humans, Hardships for Pets, Too - New York Times

New York Times
In Hard Times for Humans, Hardships for Pets, Too
New York Times, United States - 4 hours ago
Adoptions are down, and more abandoned pets are coming in. Some pet owners EURcant even afford food,EUR an official said. At New York Citys main animal .
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koreas battle to end the stigma of adoption
another good piece from the international herald tribune, this one on the korean governments efforts to increase domestic adoptions. EURlast year, for the first time, more babies here were adopted by south koreans than foreigners, ...

USCIS On New Adoptions From Vietnam (Immigration Portal)
Immigration Daily: the news source for legal professionals. Free! Join 35000+ readers USCIS and DOS issued a joint statement with the government of Vietnam announcing that the processing of new adoption cases will not resume until both countries sign a new bilateral agreement...

Oppn wants CMC to probe alleged illegal adoptions - ABC Online

Oppn wants CMC to probe alleged illegal adoptions
ABC Online, Australia - Oct 14, 2008
The State Opposition wants the Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) to investigate the Government's handling of allegations an Indian child adopted in .
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korea's plan to end international adoption
now that south korea has emerged as a developed economy, the south korean government stop international adoptions by 20012 which many officials and citizens feel give south korea a bad image, and increase domestic adoptions: ...

St. Bernard animal shelter offers free adoptions in effort to spare pets' lives (WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans)
The St. Bernard Parish Animal Shelter says it will waive its normal adoption fees this weekend in a hurried attempt to have animals find homes before they have to be euthanized...

Pet adoptions at festival - The Valley Chronicle

Pet adoptions at festival
The Valley Chronicle, CA - 14 hours ago
To entice people to come out and adopt a new companion animal, adoption fees for cats and dogs will be reduced to $25 on Saturday. .
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Korea Star Raise Domestic Adoptions
Other Korean Celebrities participated in photos shooting to raise awareness and support of domestic adoptions and participated in the campaign to promote the adoption of handicapped children. Via : http://www.dramabeans.com...

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Adopt-a-Dog Month: Visit Tallahassee Animal Shelter during October for half-price adoptions. Hours: 10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun. Tallahassee-Leon Community Animal Service Center, 1125 Easterwood Drive. 891-2950...

Dogs, Octoberfest -- it's Dogtoberfest! (The Press-Enterprise)
SHELTER ADOPTIONS: It's canines in costumes and a host of other events for pets and people who love them...

korea to change its philosophy on adoption
an interesting article came out in the new york times. the korean government is looking to increase domestic adoptions and decrease internatonal adoptions. i know this is going to cause an uproar amongst the american adoption ...

EURkorea aims to end stigma of adoption and stop EURexporting babiesEUR
EURthe government is hung up on numbers and on south koreas image,EUR said lee mira, who oversees domestic adoptions at social welfare society, a private, nonprofit organization that is the second largest adoption agency in south korea. ...

When every child is wanted - Ottawa Citizen

When every child is wanted
Ottawa Citizen,  Canada - 4 hours ago
The government official who oversees adoptions in South Korea recently talked to the New York Times about the "disgrace of being a baby-exporting country. .
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St. Bernard animal shelter offers free adoptions in effort to . - WWL

St. Bernard animal shelter offers free adoptions in effort to .
WWL, LA - Oct 16, 2008
The St. Bernard Parish Animal Shelter says it will waive its normal adoption fees this weekend in a hurried attempt to have animals find homes before they .
St. Bernard Shelter Waives Pet Adoption Fees The New 995FM.com
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Interesting Taiwan domestic adoption article
I came across this article and thought that it was quite interesting.it talks about the number of children who are abandoned, and how the number of domestic adoptions is decreasing due to financial woes. ...

Korea and Adoptions (New York Times)
To the Editor:...

Pets for adoption (Savannah Morning News)
The following pets are available from Save-a-Life. Adoptions take place 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays and 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at PetSmart on Abercorn Street. Adoption fee covers the cost of spay/neuter, vaccination and health check. Call 598-7729 for an appointment or go to www.savealifepets.org ...

Need A New Pal? Pet Adoptions Going On In Downtown Tampa - Tampa Tribune

Need A New Pal? Pet Adoptions Going On In Downtown Tampa
Tampa Tribune, FL - 19 hours ago
Puppies, kittens, dogs and cats are available for adoption until 2 pm today in downtown Tampa's Lykes Gaslight Square Park. .
On The Prowl For A Few Good Pets Tampa Tribune
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nyt: korea works to end stigma of adoption
to bolster domestic adoptions, the government last year began offering $90 monthly allowances per child for those who adopt children up to 12 years old, as well as more generous health benefits for the children. even greater health ...

Playboy Bunnies Help SPCA With Bunny Adoptions (KTVU 2 San Francisco)
MONTEREY, Calif. -- On Saturday the bunnies at the Monterey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will get some help from the Playboy Bunnies to promote rabbit adoption...

why the wait?
and it doesn't seem that there are a lot of domestic adoptions from these smaller orphanages -- most adoptive parents in china are interested in children from the "better orphanages," just like international adopters are, for reasons of ...

No winners in Samoan adoption scandal - Stuff.co.nz

No winners in Samoan adoption scandal
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - 19 hours ago
At least 37 children from Samoa have allegedly been sold to Americans in an adoption scam that has led to heartache in both countries. .
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